/IRBIS, 04.08.09/ - On August 3, 2009 in Almaty, the President Nursultan
Nazarbaev has held working meeting concerning on financial sector of the
country, is indicated in the message which published on an official web site
of the President of Republic Kazakhstan
http://www.akorda.kz.
In the message it is specified that in the first half of the year 2009 in the
country, tendency of easing of inflationary processes was observed, for the
accounting period the rate of inflation has made 3.9 %, which is lower for 1.8
% on indicator of the similar period of 2008.
"The national bank has continued practice of decrease in the official rate of
refinancing which about the beginning of 2009 has decreased from 10.5 % to
8 %. In the near future the next decrease is planned to 7.5 %. It is expected,
that it will make stabilizing impact on bank sector", - is specified in the
message.
"During conversation have been discussed results of tenge devaluation.
Time has shown that the course has been chosen correctly and the corridor
was also correct. The state has enough reserves to provide and keep this
course. The president has declared that the second wave of devaluation will
not be and we will provide in intermediate term prospect the functioning of
this corridor", - the Chairman of National Bank of Republic Kazakhstan
Mr.G.Marchenko has declared, whose words are resulted in the message.
In meeting have taken part: the Head of President Administration
Mr.A.Musin, Assistant of President Mr.K.Bishimbaev, Head Social and
Economic Monitoring Department of President Administration Mr.
S.Nugerbekov, Chairman of National Bank of Republic Kazakhstan
Mr.G.Marchenko, Chairman of Board of JSC "Fund of national Well-
being"Samruk-Kazyna" Mr. K.Kelimbetov, Chairman of Agency on Regulation
and Supervision of the financial market and financial organizations Mrs.
E.Bahmutova and Chairman of Agency of Regulation of activity of regional
financial Almaty City Centre Mr.A.Arystanov.
[2009-08-04]